Spokane-Nishinomiya High School Exchange

Hello! I have been super busy lately so I am sorry I have not posted another update. I want to share these 2 stories with you and hope you enjoy them as much as I did experiencing them. The Dental Check My host brother thinks I eat way too much but I just say I am a growing boy. I told my host mom that in America I normally eat snacks throughout the day to keep me full between breakfast and lunch. The next day she gave me a pack of chocolate bread to take to school in addition to my lunch. After the first 65 minutes of school, I was starting to get a little hungry. I opened the bread bag and offered a piece to my host brother, Nori. He thankfully accepted and we both started eating the delicious bread. Half way through, one of our classmates came up to us and said something to Nori in Japanese. I wasn’t sure what was said but Nori said “uh oooh” and stopped eating. He then proceeded to translate what had been said. Both he and I had completely forgotten the dental check next class ...

Daily School Life Hello everyone! I have gotten settled into the daily life of a Japanese high school student. What follows is what a typical weekday looks like. I wake at 6:30AM and talk to my friends in Spokane. Due to the time difference this is usually the only time I get to talk to them. At 7:00 I walk down some extremely steep stairs down to the bathroom sink. I wash my face and try to fix my funny bed head. I put on a white t-shirt and my school uniform. This consists of black dress slacks, a black belt, and a white quarter button up collared shirt with the word Higashi written in blue lettering on the sleeve. I then go down to the kitchen where my amazing host Mom has prepared breakfast for me. In America I usually eat breakfast at school during my first period. It was a little weird making the switch just because I am not hungry that early in the morning. Breakfast consists of orange juice, an english muffin, either a egg and bacon or 2 sausages that taste like hot ...